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Don't feed wildlife
George Herald
|December 11, 2025
The Dana Bay Conservancy has asked locals and holidaymakers alike to refrain from feeding wildlife, not just here in Mossel Bay, but wherever they may be in the country.
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Die bewaringsvoorsitter, Erika van der Westhuizen, het gesê of mense wild op doel of per ongeluk voer, kan die daad om wilde diere kos te gee, tot 'n aantal probleme lei.
om rommel te sluk, lei daartoe dat hulle siek word.
Die voer van wilde diere lei tot openbare gesondheidsrisiko's. Te veel diere op een plek verhoog die kans op siekte-oordrag na mense en onder ander wild.
Diere wat gewoond is aan mense verloor dikwels hul vrees vir hulle en kan aggressief word.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of George Herald.
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